Hi Grand Folks! If you stop to think about it, we’re all storytellers. When you’re talking on the phone with your Uncle Bob and telling him about your latest camping trip, you’re probably trying to tell the story in the most engaging way possible. And a job interview isn’t any different – there you are, sitting in front of ...

In my personal affairs these days there's been a real Spring climax of amazing new life. With luck, six of my eight does will have kids in a month or two. (The owner of the buck I borrowed this winter assured me of Bradley's vital mojo, but we'll see!) The chickens are laying again after a winter molt, the baby bunnies have...

We've all heard the stories about the faithful pooches who smell smoke and save their families from burning to death by waking everyone in time to get out. But what happens if good ol' Rover (or Fido or Spot) ends up suffering from smoke inhalation, or has a weak heart that can't bear up under the strain of emergency? The...

For the fifth consecutive year, FortisBC is encouraging individuals and communities to pledge to reduce electricity and natural gas use during Earth Hour from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. March 23. “FortisBC PowerSense encourages customers to turn every hour into an ‘Earth Hour’ by making impactful changes that can reduce energy use and...

Grand Forks city council held an open house today Tuesday, Mar. 12 to get ideas from the community on beautification projects for the downtown core. Want to see what they're doing with your tax dollar$? Like to give them some feedback or suggestions? Watch the video to see how many people came by and what ideas are in the mix...

Increasing taxes are in the plan for Grand Forks residents as council considers their $11 million 2013 budget. Following an open house for public input into the upcoming financial plan, Roxanne Shepherd, the city’s chief financial officer, presented council with a five-year financial plan at their meeting on Monday, Mar.4. ...

Barking dogs and new fines are among the revisions made to the Regional District Kootenay Boundary animal control bylaw up for approval by the board of directors at the end of March. The new bylaw had first, second and third reading at the regular board meeting in late February. Now stakeholders are being consulted for input...

If the recent bat house-building workshop at the Boundary Woodworkers’ Guild is any indication, Boundary residents are excited about helping out our winged bug-eating friends, the bats. On Sunday, March 10 more than 20 eager volunteers of all ages gathered at the Boundary Woodworkers Guild in Grand Forks to help build 14 bat...

A $30 bag of candy and $2 in change were stolen from an unlocked vehicle parked on 1st Street in Grand Forks last week. On Monday, March 4 a neighbor in the area reported to police that they had seen a suspicious person at about 1:40 p.m. The person left the area on a bicycle wearing a light coloured jacked and a backpack, ...

From the outside Blueberry Creek Community School (BCCS) looks like any typical small older rural elementary school but BCCS is anything but typical. BCCS is a Ministry of Education designated Neighbourhood of Learning and a Ministry of Children and Family Development designated Community HUB. Both ministerial designations ...